In many cases, the content resembled that of the marketplaces found on the dark web, a group of hidden websites that are popular among hackers and accessed using specific anonymising software.тАЬWe have recently been witnessing a 100 per cent-plus rise in Telegram usage by cybercriminals,тАЭ said Tal Samra, cyber threat analyst at Cyberint.The rise in nefarious activity comes as users flocked to the encrypted chat app earlier this year after changes to the privacy policy of Facebook-owned rival WhatsApp prompted many to seek out alternatives.
Should You Buy Bitcoin?
In general, many financial experts support their clientsтАЩ desire to buy cryptocurrency, but they donтАЩt recommend it unless clients express interest. тАЬThe biggest concern for us is if someone wants to invest in crypto and the investment they choose doesnтАЩt do well, and then all of a sudden they canтАЩt send their kids to college,тАЭ says Ian Harvey, a certified financial planner (CFP) in New York City. тАЬThen it wasnтАЩt worth the risk.тАЭ The speculative nature of cryptocurrency leads some planners to recommend it for clientsтАЩ тАЬsideтАЭ investments. тАЬSome call it a Vegas account,тАЭ says Scott Hammel, a CFP in Dallas. тАЬLetтАЩs keep this away from our real long-term perspective, make sure it doesnтАЩt become too large a portion of your portfolio.тАЭ In a very real sense, Bitcoin is like a single stock, and advisors wouldnтАЩt recommend putting a sizable part of your portfolio into any one company. At most, planners suggest putting no more than 1% to 10% into Bitcoin if youтАЩre passionate about it. тАЬIf it was one stock, you would never allocate any significant portion of your portfolio to it,тАЭ Hammel says.